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Blog, Videos February 13, 2015

Video: How Hallmark turned around negative word of mouth when Jingle “lost his bark”

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If you searched Google for Hallmark’s Jingle puppy after Christmas 2013, you’d find 2.5 star reviews on the first page of results, angry rants about it on Facebook, 20 scathing reviews on Amazon, and crying kids in YouTube videos. Woah, how did this all happen? According to Camille Lauer, Hallmark’s Social Media Manager, it’s all…

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Blog, Videos February 6, 2015

Video: How Paychex got employees to share the (right) word of mouth message

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Many business have a fear that if they ask employees to talk about them, the wrong message might come out. That’s especially true with social media. For Joe Schaeffer, Paychex’s Social Program Manager, that fear came with a social media push on their employees’ most popular event of the year, simply called, Conference. According to…

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Blog, Videos January 30, 2015

Video: How JCPenney got all eyes on them during the Super Bowl with some misspelled tweets

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Taking risks isn’t the easiest word of mouth strategy. And that’s especially true for big corporations in social media. That’s why Sean Ryan, JCPenney’s Director of Digital Marketing, says friends, family, and strangers asked if he was fired after a risky campaign his team pulled off during the last Super Bowl. In his presentation at…

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Blog, Videos January 23, 2015

Video: How REI earns advocates with user-generated content

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Some companies are afraid of asking their customers to share content with them: What about the legal requirements for using their photos in marketing? What if no one wants to participate? Or worse, what if it’s just no good? According to Lulu Gephart, REI’s Manager of Social and Earned Media, user-generated content is nothing to…

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Blog, Videos January 16, 2015

Video: Why Wendy’s focuses on what the customer wants for word of mouth

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Brandon Rhoten, Wendy’s Director of Digital and Social Media, says their number-one rule for voice and tone in social media is to talk to people how, when, and where they want. What does that mean? As he explains in his presentation at SocialMedia.org’s Brands-Only Summit, it means letting your customer set the tone for the…

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Blog, Videos January 9, 2015

Video: How Lowe’s practices restraint when joining in on social media conversations

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You’ve heard it before: You have to go where your customers are to start word of mouth conversations. But maybe you haven’t heard this before: You don’t have to follow your customers everywhere. At SocialMedia.org’s Brands-Only Summit, Brad Walters’ presentation title, “OMG Look! An Emerging Social Media Platform! Hurry, Let’s Jump on It!” explains where…

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Blog, Videos December 19, 2014

Video: How TD Ameritrade gives their employees ownership in social media

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It’s hard for employees to get excited about spreading the word about your company if the only way they can do it is through corporate red tape. For TD Ameritrade’s social team, to make social media a part of everyone’s responsibility they had to enable and empower other teams, not command and control how they…

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Blog, Videos December 12, 2014

Video: How Waste Management spread the word about sustainability at The Greenest Show on Grass

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Last year, the PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open lived up to its name as “The Greenest Show on Grass.” It was the first sporting event of its kind to have zero waste. As the event’s sponsor, Waste Management brought in advanced facilities that made sure everything was recycled, reused, or composted — even discarded liquid from…

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